Agitator or dollies for washing-machines.



To all eff/1,0m 'i m my am; 0mm

Be it imemi that l, Amt@ .i llsimli, a citizen eli the llnited kilates. and f i Chicago, in Alle county ef Coeli and i el' llliiieiii? have im'ei. ed i, ,l in iie'v and useful lnxpi'owinens iii gilafers oi .Dellies fei- "..711sliinglllaehii^ g anf l de hereby leelale lia *elle iellewing is a full, elefii. ai d exact flewfiplieii lieiee'l, 'ference @eilig had te lill. aecempanyiiig drawings and o lie letters. el referencemarkedtlie1ee11,whieli ferm a part of thi" specification. l

This invention relates to impiovemeiis in agizitois er dellies for Washing machines and consists of the matters hei'einafei' desei'ibedimfl more particularly peined Oui; in the appended claims.

The ebjeet ef the in 'enieri is to previfle im improved eonsiiiietian of zigtaw -ci? (lolly having means lo preeet il e agitator o1' (lolly shaft from entanglement wili the' clothes, in lie operation of the Wasllinff machine.

ln the illaw'ngs: EiU re i 'is a perspeeive View ef one form of my improved agli-(iter 0i' dolly. is a. View lepieselitinga partial Vertical section through a Washing machine tue 0i' the alternating rotary type having a dolly slia depending :from the eenling; a 1'; in a planei 3, lie section below the i'esenaivlg my applied: ie a dellj/ in a washing inzien wier@ th f dolly shaft projees. upwaidly ibluougli the ioiitem of fue tub. l

are dem il semifinal views yepresenting modified` forms el' my invention. 'B y improved elly as slio l'ieein is illuspliep1 a I machine el. V336 wherein liealteii'iating i'eay manner. b embodiment my i z e drawings: l0 iiiinclieaes' die ileat 'ed to saicl which Fig5- 6 im@ 7 yespeetively,

,J lioteiii en@ of the flownwmil nieveiiien m shaft. i8 iiidieaes We ienl sy nel; only rli -zien 'lie (lolly there is e :o and dem' l lise the' sliuimff 1 A men?, el' 'the dolly heul on lie olly Sli clue te the variation 'in lie level 180i clothes in the tub, D i

i 111 g the Washing f i 'lie clothes ae apt be engI eration, i

@lolly shaft :mel te become entaiig'lefl tween' the flisl; 1 7 and the dell? head L. i be caught iii "elle bearing opening in DA 10. qii lie ease of light weight oi c:

articles o1' fabrica` tliiS is apt te result i; l tearing, Tipping or euting. lin mi! i proved del 5,", l provide el.; ne lfd .gli si@ nent ef my i dremigs, iii the be made el canvas ei' ll ie heavy limelal. The lieaem the dolly Head li, wili a annular geneve 20 suiei bearing opening i3 (See Fiffs. e. i`

flexible Lebe lf3 i tube i5 hele as shawn. en si epi-nig yliiig 52.2 .D il ba'ezzmlf-z il' operation of the Washinginachine, this curtain, depending below the dolly shaft and below the fingers 1 1, engages the clothes 18 first and crumples as indicated in Fig. 9.. This in no Way interferes with the operation of the dolly head, but apparently at all times protects the dolly shaft.

In Fig. 5 have shown the improved dolly as applied to a Washing machine in which the operating shaft projects upwardly through the bottom Wall of the tub. 'In this case, 12a indicates the dolly shaft. The other' parts are indicated as before. The'operation here is the same as in the other case.

1n the case ott-the dolly which depends through the lid as shown in Figs. 1 to 1 inclusive, ot the drawings, the tubular curtain 19 may be closed at its ,bottom end as illustrated in Figs. 6 and Z. y,In Fig. 6 the bottom end of the curtain 19 is shown as closed by a horizontal bottom Wall 19' which is secured in place by an inturned seam, While in Fig. 7 the said bottom end of the curtain is closed by a line of stitching 19". In the case of a closed end curtain the bottom end of the dolly shaft 12 is prevented from engaging With the clothing being operated upon, thus eliminating tearing or marring of said clothm The many advantages of my improved dolly will be apparent from the foregoing description.

While in describing my invention I have referredl to details of mechanicalconstruction and arrangement, it will be understood vthat the invention is in no Way to be limited thereby, except as may be pointed out in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. An agitator` for Washing machines adapted to be attached to an operating inember, said agitator comprising an operating head and a flexible curtain attached to and depending from said head and adapted to protect said operating member.

2. An agitator for Washing machines adapted to be non-rotatively and slidably attached to an operating member, said agin tator comprising a head provided with a bearing open-ing and a flexible curtain at- .tached to and depending from said head,

pending pins or fingers, said head having a Y bearing opening for an operating member and a tlexible curtain attached to and depending from the bottom ot said head, said cnrtain consisting or" a tube which depends below the ends ot said pins or lingers.

et.. An agitator tor washing machines adapted to be attached. to an operating member, comprising a head provided with de pending pins or iingers, said head havin@ a bearing opening for an operating mem er and a iiexible curtain detachably connected with and depending from the bottom of said head, said curtain consisting of a tube Which depends below the ends of said pins or fingers.

5. An agitator' for Washing machines adapted to be attached to an operating member, comprising a head provided With depending pins or fingers, said head having a bearing opening for an operating member and a fiexible curtain detachably connected with and depending from the bottom of said head, said curtain consisting of a tube having a closed bottom end which depends below the ends of said pins or lingers.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses, this 31st day of August A. D. 1916.

ALvA J. FISHER.

litnesses: TAYLOR E. BROWN,

T. H. ALFREDS. 

